Antibacterial and antifungal activities of several populations of Tunisian Citrullus colocynthis Schrad. Immature fruits and seeds;Activité antibactérienne et antifongique des fruits et des graines immatures de sept populations tunisiennes de Citrullus colocynthis Schrad

Journal de Mycologie Medicale

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 179-184

  Marzouk, B ^a   Marzouk, Z ^a   Decor R ^b   Mhadhebi, L ^a   Fenina, N ^a   Aouni, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b BCT Consulting   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Alkaloids; Antibacterial activity; Anticandidal activity; Citrullus colocynthis Schrad.; Flavonoids; Geographical distributions; Immature fruit; Immature seed

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; COLOCYNTH EXTRACT; FLAVONOID;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BROTH DILUTION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COLOCYNTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRUIT; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CITRULLUS; CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ISSATCHENKIA ORIENTALIS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77956647606     PISSN: 11565233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2010.05.006     Document Type: Article

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